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Uniting generations for a sustainable future: Insights from the 2023 Villars Symposium

July 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

Established in 2022, the Villars Institute is a non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating the transition to net-zero emissions. It aims to create a healthier planet [...]

Frontiers and the World Economic Forum collaboration reveals the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 report

June 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 report co-published by open access publisher Frontiers and the World Economic Forum has been presented today. The report identifies [...]

Predatoryreports.org: An open letter from Frontiers’ chief executive editor

June 22, 2023 // 0 Comments

To our community, In March of this year, we alerted you to the emergence of predatoryreports[.]org. This website and its authors, whose motives are unknown, deliberately seek [...]

Frontiers Community Summit 2023: accelerating open science

June 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Frontiers Community Summit highlighted the accelerator effect of open science – and the critical need for quality, to ensure society is enabled by science and can take [...]

Frontiers Forum Live 2023: Accelerating and mobilizing open science for global challenges

June 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

This year’s Frontiers Forum Live brought top researchers, innovators, and influencers together in-person and virtually, united in a common mission to accelerate the [...]

Shh! Intensive care incubators resonate sounds and risk damage to premature babies’ hearing, scientists say

March 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Although the effects of a noisy environment in the neonatal intensive care unit have been studied [...]

Sleep too much or too little and you might get sick more, scientists find

March 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Patients visiting their GP who reported sleeping less than six hours or more than nine were more [...]

‘We cannot change the human body, but we can change the environment’

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Liad Hollender, Frontiers science writer Dr Barbara Natterson-Horowitz (a cardiologist) and Prof Daniel Blumstein (a behavioral ecologist) were faculty members at the Los [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: February 2023

February 13, 2023 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on innovation in STEAM education, a showcase of neuroscientific perspectives in sports [...]

Proof that Neanderthals ate crabs is another ‘nail in the coffin’ for primitive cave dweller stereotypes

February 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Tomasz Ochocki/Shutterstock.com Scientists studying archaeological remains at Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, [...]

$1 smart glove could help prevent dangerous births by sensing fetal position

January 30, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Conn Hastings, science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Low-resource regions often lack the medical technology to assess when things are going wrong during birth. A new study [...]

Using running to escape everyday stresses may lead to exercise dependence instead of mental wellbeing

January 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Different kinds of escapism can motivate people to take part in running, but using running to [...]

Healthy Eating: Article Collections on Nutrition

January 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

What is a healthy diet? Is gluten free actually better for you? Are there good fats? Find the answers to your biggest research questions on nutrition with our top article [...]

Rare fossilized feathers reveal secrets of paleontology hotspot during Cretaceous period

January 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Fossil STM 15-36, photographed by Xuwei Yin at the Shangdong Tianyu Museum of Natural History. Photograph courtesy of the [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: January 2023

January 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on new therapies for polycystic ovary syndrome, a showcase of neuroscience research by women in [...]

Simple blood test shows promise for screening common and dangerous pregnancy complications

January 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists find that short-chain fatty acids in blood can be used as biomarkers in testing for [...]

Lonely heart-failure patients face worse outcomes than sociable peers

December 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

by Tania Fitzgeorge-balfour, science writer Social frailty, which includes the loss of social roles, social networks, and social activities, is widely identified as a risk to [...]

2022 in review: a message from our CEO

December 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

As CEO of Frontiers, and on behalf of my colleagues, it is my pleasure to share with you some of the insights gained and lessons learned from the events of [...]

Top 20 Frontiers ebook releases of 2022

December 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top 20 ebook releases from this year, including the special issues on solving complex ocean challenges, new insights on the psychological benefits of the arts, [...]

Scientists find inorganic food additives might make babies more vulnerable to allergies

December 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Inorganic nanoparticles used to help process food may be crossing the placental barrier and [...]

Biomarker in urine could be the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

November 30, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Conn Hastings, science writer Image: BlurryMe/Shutterstock.com Alzheimer’s disease can remain undetected until it is too late to treat. Large-scale screening programs [...]

Former Amazon HR leader Kanika Mehra joins Frontiers

November 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

Research publisher Frontiers appoints Kanika Suri Mehra as chief people officer (CPO). Kanika will be responsible for all aspects of the human resources strategy, including [...]

How you help a child go to sleep is related to their behavioral development, finds new study

November 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: yamasan0708/Shutterstock.com A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep [...]

Balancing blood sugar: article collections on Diabetes

November 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

To mark World Diabetes Week, we have gathered our top article collections on Diabetes. With collective views of over 1.1 million, researchers explored topics spanning from [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: November 2022

November 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on recent developments in bioregenerative life-support systems for crewed missions to the moon, [...]

60% of home ‘compostable’ plastic doesn’t fully break down, ending up in our soil

November 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Citizen scientist image from www.bigcompostexperiment.org.uk In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of [...]

WWII shipwreck has leaked many pollutants into the sea, changing the ocean floor around it

October 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships. Image: Flanders Marine [...]

Top ebook releases on breast cancer

October 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we gathered the top ebooks finding solutions to this devastating disease. Explore the research advances made by Frontiers [...]

New walking robot design could revolutionize how we build things in space

October 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction [...]

Trash talk: article collections on where our waste ends up

September 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

What happens to our trash when we throw it away? How much actually gets recycled? We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. With collective views of [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: September 2022

September 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on recent developments in food spoilage and shelf life, the psychological and physiological [...]

41% of teenagers can’t tell the difference between true and fake online health messages

August 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, science writer Image: Shutterstock.com A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% [...]

Humans have totally altered small mammal communities in just a few centuries

August 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, science writer Image: Paul Abrahams/Shutterstock.com Researchers have found that small mammal communities today are fundamentally different from even a [...]

Back to school: article collections to get you ready for the new academic year

August 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

As the new academic year begins, we have gathered our top article collections on education. With collective views of over 2.9 million, researchers explored topics spanning [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: August 2022

August 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on the high risk of Covid-19 related complications in people with diabetes, investigating the [...]

Traces of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill still detectable in 2020

August 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

By K.E.D. Coan, science writer Image: Breck P. Kent/Shutterstock.com Small amounts of highly weathered oil residues from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster were still [...]

Worrying finding in California’s multi-billion-dollar climate initiative reveals problem with using forests to offset CO2 emissions

August 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Zack Frank/Shutterstock.com Researchers have found that California’s forest carbon buffer pool, designed to ensure the [...]

Heat wave: article collections on the global impact of rising temperatures

July 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

As the temperature rises this summer, we have gathered our top article collections on how heat effects us and the planet. With collective views of over 1 million, researchers [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: July 2022

July 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on achievements in earthquake forecasting, progress of molds and yeasts in fermented food [...]

Verbal insults trigger a ‘mini slap to the face’, finds new research

July 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Ken stocker/Shutterstock.com Hearing insults is like receiving a “mini slap in the face”, regardless of the precise [...]

Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop the climate crisis? What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic

July 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Jordi Mazon, David Pino, and Mireia Vinyoles Image: Piyaset/Shutterstock.com Dr. Jordi Mazon is professor of meteorology at the Department of physics in the Technical [...]

Rats can learn to navigate by watching their friends, helping us learn more about our own ‘internal GPS’

July 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image credit: Jesus Cobaleda/Shutterstock.com Researchers are one step closer to understanding the ‘internal GPS’ of [...]

Zapping our tastebuds can help reduce our salt intake

July 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Peter Rejcek, science writer Image: YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock.com Most people consume too much salt in their diet, leading to high blood pressure and other health [...]

Dr Deborah Nadal: Why a rigid rabies elimination strategy can struggle to take hold in a world of local complexities

June 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

Dr Deborah Nadal. Image: Rebecca Rodrigues Dr Deborah Nadal is an affiliate researcher at the University of Glasgow, where she works on rabies-related projects, and [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: June 2022

June 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on new alternatives to combat bacterial infections, challenges and solutions to LGBT+ inclusion in schools, the response of seagrass to environmental changes, understanding the roles of glia and circulating leukocytes in neurodegenerative diseases, the effects of achievement emotions on classic cognitive processes of learning and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]